Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily
[2009-10-02 14:31]Taking the stand for the first time since she was snatched, Elizabeth Smart testified that her captor raped her three or four times a day.
WHO calls for women's health care reform
[2009-11-10 14:48]The World Health Organization (WHO) called for girls' and women's healthcare reform on Monday in Geneva.
Miss venezuela 2009 beauty pageant in Caracas
[2009-09-25 16:05]Marelisa Gibson, a 20-year-old brunette, has been crowned Miss Venezuela and will represent the beauty-obsessed South American country at next year's Miss Universe pageant.
Sarkozy VS ex-PM in slander trial
[2009-09-21 17:05]France's most politically-charged trial in years is to begin Monday with former prime minister Villepin accused of plotting to smear Sarkozy before he became president.
Madonna drives Bucharest crazy
[2009-08-27 10:08]Madonna brings her 'Sticky & Sweet' tour to the Romanian capital on August 26. At the age of 51, she is still the queen of pop in the world.
Putin the macho
[2009-08-05 16:36]Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rides a horse in southern Siberia's Tuva region August 3, 2009.
Sarkozy, wife on holiday at Cap Negre promontory
[2009-08-02 12:26]France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy descend rocks into the Mediterranean Sea below the villa on the secluded promontory of Cap Negre.
French first lady performs in New York
[2009-07-19 15:04]Carla Bruni-Sarkozy performs at The Mandela Day concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York July 18, 2009.
Paws up: All-pet airline hits skies
[2009-07-15 07:54]On Tuesday, the first flight for Pet Airways, the first-ever all-pet airline, took off from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, NY.
Life is good without limbs
[2009-07-02 11:51]Nick Vujicic, 26, was born without legs or arms, but has a life without limits.
104-yr-old sisters, world's oldest twins
[2009-06-19 17:34]Born at dawn of last centuary in 1905, the twin centenarians are recorded in Guinness Book as the world's oldest twins.
Tattoos leave Belgian teenager star-faced
[2009-06-18 11:16]A Belgian teenager is suing a tattoo artist whom she says covered half her face with stars while she was asleep.